1998 Norwegian First Division

(Redirected from 1998 1. divisjon)

The 1998 1. divisjon, Norway's second-tier football league, began play on 19 April 1998 and ended on 18 October 1998. The league was contested by 14 teams, and the top two teams won promotion to Tippeligaen, while the third placed played a promotion-playoff against the 12th-placed team in Tippeligaen to win promotion. The bottom four teams were relegated to the 2. divisjon.

1. divisjon
Season1998
Dates19 April – 18 October
ChampionsOdd Grenland
PromotedOdd Grenland
Skeid
RelegatedAalesund
Strindheim
Ullern
Ham-Kam
Matches played182
Goals scored536 (2.95 per match)
Top goalscorerCaleb Francis
(18 goals)
1997
1999

Odd Grenland and Skeid won promotion to Tippeligaen, while Kjelsås lost the promotion-playoff against Kongsvinger. Aalesund, Strindheim, Ullern and Ham-Kam was relegated to the 2. divisjon.

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Odd Grenland (C, P) 26 16 7 3 55 18 +37 55 Promotion to Tippeligaen
2 Skeid (P) 26 13 5 8 40 37 +3 44
3 Kjelsås 26 11 8 7 43 34 +9 41 Qualification for the promotion play-offs
4 Byåsen 26 12 4 10 38 30 +8 40
5 Start 26 11 6 9 37 29 +8 39
6 Bryne 26 12 3 11 46 42 +4 39
7 Hødd 26 12 2 12 40 45 −5 38
8 Raufoss 26 11 4 11 35 43 −8 37
9 Lyn 26 9 9 8 44 26 +18 36
10 Eik-Tønsberg 26 9 8 9 39 35 +4 35
11 Aalesund (R) 26 10 4 12 26 41 −15 34 Relegation to Second Division
12 Strindheim (R) 26 8 8 10 37 37 0 32
13 Ullern (R) 26 6 3 17 26 55 −29 21
14 HamKam (R) 26 6 1 19 30 64 −34 19
Source: nifs.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Results

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Home \ Away AAL BRY BYÅ EIK HAM ILH KJE LYN ODD RIL SKD IKS SDM ULL
Aalesund 3–0 1–1 2–1 3–1 0–3 0–3 2–0 2–0 2–1 0–2 1–6 2–1 2–1
Bryne 2–0 1–0 1–2 2–1 2–3 2–0 1–0 2–4 0–1 1–1 1–0 3–4 6–0
Byåsen 0–1 1–0 1–2 4–1 3–1 0–3 1–1 1–1 8–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–2
Eik-Tønsberg 0–0 0–4 1–2 3–0 3–1 1–1 2–0 1–2 1–1 5–0 4–1 1–1 2–0
HamKam 3–0 3–2 1–2 0–1 0–3 1–3 3–5 0–6 1–3 3–1 2–1 2–0 0–2
Hødd 1–0 2–0 0–2 1–0 2–1 2–3 0–0 2–3 2–0 2–4 2–4 5–3 4–1
Kjelsås 2–2 1–2 2–1 3–3 2–2 4–2 3–1 2–1 2–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–0
Lyn 1–0 5–0 1–2 3–1 2–0 0–1 2–2 0–0 6–0 1–1 1–1 0–0 5–0
Odd Grenland 5–0 0–0 1–0 1–1 5–0 5–0 2–1 1–1 4–0 4–1 3–0 0–0 1–0
Raufoss 2–0 3–4 0–1 4–1 4–0 0–0 1–0 1–1 2–0 2–1 2–0 1–1 3–0
Skeid 3–0 3–0 3–0 1–1 1–3 1–0 0–0 2–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 2–1 3–3
Start 0–2 2–2 3–1 2–1 3–1 2–0 2–0 1–0 0–0 4–2 3–0 0–0 0–0
Strindheim 1–1 2–4 2–2 3–1 1–0 4–0 2–0 0–1 1–3 0–1 2–3 1–0 4–3
Ullern 1–0 1–4 1–2 0–0 3–1 0–1 1–0 1–7 1–2 3–0 2–3 0–1 0–2
Source: NIFS (in Norwegian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

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Goals Player Club
18
  Caleb Francis Bryne
16
  Tommy Nilsen Lyn
15
  Rune Medalen Bryne
  Ole Petter Skonnord Kjelsås
14
  Andre Skotheim Hødd
12
  Trond Nordseth Byåsen
10
  Iver Sletten Skeid
9
  Knut Brændvang Kjelsås
  Lasse Jørn Fredriksen Eik-Tønsberg
  Vegard Olsen Strindheim
  Erling Ytterland Aalesund
8
  Frode Birkeland Eik-Tønsberg
  Dag Halvorsen Kjelsås
  Krister Isaksen Start
  Frode Johnsen Odd Grenland
  Arne Sandstø Odd Grenland
  Harald Åsland Riise Hødd
  Tom Eirik Sørum Byåsen

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Toppscorere 1. divisjon". Gjengangeren (in Norwegian). 19 October 1998. p. 10.